April 2011
April 29 late p Clay County's
Top Badge was back on TV-3 News Friday evening. Our triple chinned Sheriff
tinks he's scoring some political points with his foray into regional TV.
Actually, it's just the opposite with his words less than the Gospel.
Like when he says that the accused, Brent Boggs just walked free... Not!
April 29 late p Neither
TV-3 nor the rotund one informed the public that Boggs remains charged
with felony soliciting to commit murder. Instead of walking free, he's
still under a huge bond to stay out of the Slammer. Bond is one of our
rights. Home confinement is not often a part of Bond requirements.
April 29 late p TV-3 nor tubby
Badge mentioned that Brent Boggs actually made Bond (Walton Bonding) nearly
two weeks ago. That Bond arrangement came from Magistrate Jeff Boggs who
did not require home confinement as one of the terms.
April 29 late p The more recent
slap arrest for escape is sadly trumped up. That charge carries a five
years behind bars penalty. The normal charge for cutting off a home confinement
bracelet is violating the terms of home confinement.
April 29 late p Knowing the Sheriff's
"escape" speculations were 100% bogus, Prosecutor's agreed with the defense
attorney and presented zero evidence to back up the Sheriff's assertions
and without any evidence, no cause, Magistrate Mitchel King dismissed the
charges as the Poopster stomped his feet. The trumped up escape charge
could come up during some grand jury presentation at a later date if there
was any truth in it.
April 29 late p That's two trained
experienced Magistrates and one experienced Asst Prosecutor knowing the
law and following the constitution. That's one temporary worker, a Chest
thumping Sheriff thinking he knows more than anybody and raising
eyebrows with statements that he couldn't trust Clay County Prosecutors
and that some one was paid off.
April 29 late p Sometime before today's
follow up TV-3 news report, Triple Chin fired off a letter stating that
he was stopping use of home confinement provisions of the law in County
Clay.
April 29 late. The too big for his
britches Badge was again way out of line. It is Judges that decide who
gets to use home confinement not a lowly Badge.
April 29 late p If the Sheriff
would get his way, Clayberry is in real trouble. If everybody is locked
up at the regional jail's $48.50 per day fee, we'll be broke post haste.
April 29 late p Home confinement folks
pay their own way with those funds going into the Sheriff's private slush
fund. If a Judge allows home confinement, the bad guy is charged
a $280 hook up fee and around $11 per day service fee. If regional news
sources want to do some investigation, how about this nugget.
April 29 late When allowed home
confinement, the $280 hook up fee is paid and then the bad guy is pee tested.
If he fails the whiz test, home confinement is denied and Top Badge keeps
the $280 hook up fee. No refund. Over and over this happens. Quite
a lucrative deal for the slush fund which is administered by the Top Badge
without oversight.
April 29 late p Other West Virginia
counties keep home confinement (and work release programs) away from their
Sheriff. We could too.
April 29 late p When you see
our wittle Sheriff on the boob tube keep in mind, he ain't speaking the
whole truth and only positioning for future political endeavors for his
own personnel gain.
April 29 late p Brent Boggs remains
charged for felony soliciting to committ murder; is on bond awaiting a
court date or indictment proceedings; and has been on bond for a couple
weeks or so. That's the truth no matter how hard our temporary worker Badge
tries to varnish it under.
April 29 late p And Yes, we'll provide
all the juicy details in Tuesday's Communicator, the only source for news
of Clay County West Virginia.
April 29 p Our norm is to hype
the various events and activities in and around the county each Friday
morning. With so much happening this time around, just walk over to the
EVENTS page for details.
April 29 p Here's a couple important
things to note...
April 29 p There's a nationwide program
being held tomorrow. Tho we are the Great Nation of Clay, this time around,
Clayberry is a participant in the "Take Back ". The idea is to provide
residents with an opportunity to safely get rid of unused drugs. For this
county, Black Shirt Miles Slack will be at the front of the new Courthouse
from 10 to 2pm Saturday. No questions asked, just safe disposal.
April 29 p About every three years
or so some local agency writes a grant to study what ails Clayberry.
This time around it's the new Economic Development Coordinator writing
the grant and seeking public input. How about it clickers, here's the link
to the online survey
form. Should take you about 10 minutes to complete this task and No
you don't have to be a resident to complete the form.
April 29 p Oh by the way, what happens
to all those studies done every few years? Nothing. The most recent one
done two years ago.. no one cane even find a copy of the document.
April 29 p County Clay struggles to
stay afloat. Even the Little League program has woes. From the email bag:
We
have only gotten one little league *official* that would come and
call a game for us, they had to ask a coach from the other team to call
the game on Thursday. They have apparently moved the little league softball
to the minor league field and Jr league goes to the high school to play
because there is no mound for softball at the little league field even
though softball is a part of little league. They are asking for donations
for help at the field. They are losing the funds of the concessions at
the high school? Drema Thomas
April 29 early a Clayberry's
Top Badge called in TV-3 news yesterday to provide him space to stomp his
feet in public. The short piece aired in the number four slot last night
at 11pm.
April 29 early a At issue are the decisions
of the Court system and Prosecutor's office that allowed Brent Boggs to
walk away from trumped up escape from home confinement charges lodged by
our local Sheriff. In the way of background, Boggs did not cut the leg
bracelet and run but rather called officials to tell them of the problem.
April 29 early The rotund Badge seemed
even more peed when our Asst Prosecutor told TV-3 , the Prosecutor's office
upholds the Constitution. In response, the chest thumping, I am more powerful
than God in this County, Sheriff, told regional viewers, he had no trust
in the Prosecutor's office
April 29 a Also from the boob tube
report, the Poopster: "I don't know what's going on here ... If it's payoff,
politics... but something is going on,"
April 29 a What's going on is,
the wittle Sheriff did not get his way, has his shorts all bunched up,
thinks he knows more than a trained Prosecuting Attorney, knows more than
a Magistrate, and thinks everybody has to abide by his decisions.
Fortunately for us, State Code greatly limits the authority of a local
Sheriff in this state.
April 29 a Maybe those forefathers
were thinking of out of control or dumb bunny elected Badges when they
wrote the State Code. Thank goodness for that early wisdom.
April 29 early a Here's the link
to the TV-3 news segment
April 28 a Snippets...
April 28 a Badge mobiles were at Clay
High this morning. Word on the street has it, the main lobby ATM box was
the target of the thugs' attention.
April 28 a This site and the Communicator
work to hype new business with an emphasis on growing tourism as the future
of the county.
April 28 a It's tough to keep start
or keep a business up and running in Clayberry. Details make a difference.
Stuff like an advertising campaign, keep a good product at the forefront,
retaining the best employees, and improving the product mix often suffer
when the owner is in the trenches with no time to step back and think the
situation.
April 28 a Monday morning, Granny
K's restaurant failed to open. With nose against the plate glass windows,
all the decorations were gone. Remembered as "The Kitchen", Granny K's
on Main Street is gone.
April 28 a In downtown Clay there is
not one place to grab a bite to eat. That makes tourism a bit tougher in
2011.
April 28 a Last night's winds howled
and lightening filled the sky. Early morning risers saw the sun come out
in full force for a few minutes followed by gray clouds filling the above.
Mother Nature is not sure what to bring us today.
April 28 a If weather cooperates, suppose
to be a double header CCHS baseball game out at park this afternoon beginning
at 5pm.
April 26 a If you're wondering about
all the other pictures taken during Friday's Easter Egg Hunt, all of em
are over on the radio station's web site on their UPDATES page.
April 26 a CCHS baseball action this
afternoon at 5pm if the weather cooperates.
April 26 a It's always fun to watch
when a suited politician gets caught. Here's one that was so against pot
use and now
he's busted. Wonder what else he hasn't been caught doing?
April 26 5:46
am No school today at Lizemore Elementary due to power outage.
April 25 p George Simpson
Brown, 79, of Maysel, see OBITUARY page
April 25 p from the email bag: We
at the Clay Nutrition at Two-Run would like to invite Clay Couny Seniors
to eat lunch at Noon, Monday - Friday . Also we deliver to qualified
seniors meals to their home pleasde call us at 304-587-7094
Sue Ann Proctor Home Care Program Coordinator
April 25 p After an overcast
and often drizzly Easter Sunday, the sun is out in full force Monday afternoon.
Top down weather. Great for this afternoon's Lady Panther Softball game
over at Schoonover / Bradley Field
April 25 p The Business Development
Authority is convening a special meeting Tuesday evening at 6pm. Might
be interesting
April 25 p County Commission meets
Wed morning at 10am.
April 25 p Did you know: Jack Rollins
from Keyser, W Va wrote Peter Cottontail and Frosty the Snow man. Pretty
Cool.
April 25 p For the first
time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when
the “Age of America” will end and the U.S. economy will be overtaken
by that of China.
April 25 p The average price for a
gallon of unleaded gasoline hit $3.86 on April 25, more than $1-a-gallon
higher than a year earlier and less than 25 cents away from the record
high price of gasoline set in July 2008.
April 23 a Very overcast and dribblely
outside this morning. Haven't heard if today's Lady Panther softball game
will happen or not. You're on your own clickers.
April 23 a Last night's Easter Egg
Hunt and game time was a real success. Always nice to see so many local
businesses caring enough to donate to an event serving the kids (and parents,
grand parents) of County Clay.
April 23 a So you have a little
extra tax refund $$$ left over. Here's some high
tech purchasing ideas.
April 22 a Many businesses and the
Courthouse are closed today. School is in session but closing down early
this afternoon.
April 22 a Suppose to be double header
CCHS softball today beginning at 3pm. With a 90% chance of rain and thunderstorms,
not sure if the games will happen or not.
April22 a The big Easter egg hunt will
take place rain or shine at the old State Road garage at Two Run. 101.7
FM gathered gifts from 28 local businesses for the adult hunt. The Auction
House gang is handling all the decorations and gifts. Fun starts
at 5:30 with games and munchies followed by the hunt getting underway around
6:30pm today.
April 22 a Don't forget to check
out the Big Otter Community Center web site for details on their music
show tonight. You can find the click button over on our LINK page.
April 22 a So you're trying to live
healthier. Eating plenty of fruits and veges? Celery, peaches, strawberries
and such? They might not be so healthy after all. Click here for
the
dirty dozen followed by the least pesticide laden foods.
April 22 a Last night the Girls split
a double header getting 10 runned in the second match up
April 22 a Panther baseballers got
whipped last night by a Brighton New York team.
April 21 a Birds a chirpin and the
sun is popping out. Happy Springtime Thursday to one and all.
April 21 a Lots of CCHS sports action
this afternoon. First a CCHS softball game over at Schoonove / Bradley
field followed by a high school team coming in from NEw York to challenge
the Panthers at Clay County Park beginning at 7:30pm.
April 21 a Take your pick or do both.
101.7 FM will try another first for the community radio station. They're
going to offer both games live and on air.
April 21 a Those tomato, squash,
cucumber plants over at the Farm Store are real inviting. This time of
year we tend to overbuy. As you are buying keep something in mind. Come
August when it's a 100 degrees and your hair is melting to your head as
you can the stuff , you can't even give it away.
April 21 a For those of us that over
buy, now's a good time to think about hooking up with the new and improved
Clay County Farmer's Market. All those extra tomatoes etc., sell em to
foreigners for high dollar prices. Talk with Mike over at the Extension
office for more.
April 21 a In the latest Communicator
is the information on the Blue Knob water line extension project grant
funding getting tossed in the trash can. Maybe it was our wording or mis
reading but, one guy thinks the problem is with our district middle man,
go between, rep, Terry Martin. Wrong O! The problem is over at Town Hall.
April 21 a From the engineering division
of the WV PSC: The Town of Clay did not have the current Annual Report
on file with the PSC when this application was filed with the Infrastructure
Council. The Town was given until February 18,2011 to file
in order to complete a timely review. The report was filed with the
PSC on 2/17/11; however, the information appeared to be flawed. On
March 11, 2011, an email Erom Terry Martin was sent explaining the report
is incorrect and is being corrected. The corrected Annual report
has not been filed yet. Due to the lack of a current Annual report,
we are recommending the application be returned to the applicant.
April 21 a Once again those in charge
of the municipality ain't keeping up with their duties.
April21 a Town elections come in June.
April 20 a Tornado watch in affect
until 9 am this morning. High winds are tearing thru the county as of 6
am this morning. Be careful. Outages already reported.
April 20 a 20 pages worth of great
reading in this week's Communicator now on news stands everywhere.. well,
almost everywhere.
April 20 a Our lead story provides
info on how you can put some extra jingle in your pocket this summer. Pretty
good Police Blotter.
April 20 a It's quickly becoming
air conditioner season. America went to H with the invention of A/C. That's
what happened to the Roman Empire too. Back then everyone went inside,
closed their windows and couldn't hear the barbarians coming!
April 20 a A/C leads to evil too. Take
Mom's for instance. Turn on those window units on a hot summer day and
Poof! Mothers' put on those skin tight dresses , grab a cigarette and glass
of gin.
April 20 a Watch out, it's air conditioner
season.
April 18 p Happy 18th Birthday wishes
to Madison Neal
April 18 p Hello Michael and
JamieTharney
April 18 p Happy 5th Birthday
to Cohen Neal
April 18 a Tonight is the deadline
to file your Infernal Revenue tax returns for 2010. As you write out that
tax check, here's something to make you grit your teeth: In 2007, the last
available year for IRS data, the average income in the
super rich set was around $345 million, and they paid about 17 percent
in federal income taxes. In 1992, the average income tax rate for the same
set was 26 percent.
April 18 a How many taxi cab rides
are there each day in New York City? Answer: 435,000. Now how's that for
worthwhile information!
April 18 a Many of us complain
about not having a job. Some dimly lit politicians still think they can
attract a Toyota to this land of little. There is something we can do for
ourselves. That's to grow our own money.
April 18 a The plan is to hold a Farmer's
Market each Saturday morning in the Fas Chek parking in downtown Clay.
There will be canopies set up along with table.
April 18 a If you don't have a job,
it's time to grow something to sell or come up with some other business
plan to build, make, or otherwise sell items each Saturday this summer.
Ok Ok lets get it out of the way right now, the state's number one cash
crop, pot, cannot be sold there. Forget it!
April 18 a Although not mandatory,
tonight at 6pm, in the Clay Library conference room, there is a meeting
for potential vendors of the Farmer's Market.
April 18 a Quit complaining and grow
your own future. The time to start is now.
April 18 a With beautiful weather upon
us, it's hard to retain those pent up winter blues. There is something
about using a wed whacker or chain saw to work off the winter anger syndrome.
April 18 a All that noise also stifles
any need to listen to the spouse. It's also a kind of mental hygiene
time when minds can wonder off to a different time as Spring dandelions
get their heads chopped off.
April 18 a A couple hours of turning
over dirt serves the beat down hubby well.
April 18 a Commissioner Mike
Pierson campaigned for office with a platform of bringing city water to
his Blue Knob neighborhood. During the last Town Council meeting, it was
announced the application for the project was somehow locally boogered
up and tossed by the wayside.
April 18 a Pierson will have to try
again next year for the enhancement.
April 18 a State government offers
a tourism web site where local events (anything other than fundraisers)
can be posted. If your group is hosting a summertime event and want it
to have a bigger attendance, the time is now for getting the information
online for the world to see.
April 18 a Amanda Moore at the
Courthouse has agreed to be the go between person for local groups and
the state folks. Email your event (s) over to Moore ASAP. The State folks
are already posting third week of May activities.
April 18 a One note to remember, it's
the Commerce Dept in Charleston that has the final say on what gets posted
and what gets tossed. We can blame Amanda but it's the stuffed shirts that
make the final decision.
April 18 a Communicator comes out Tuesday
afternoon. We're busy gathering info and getting in the typing mode for
the next 36 hours. Few updates coming until we get that rascal out the
door.
April 16 a Starting you morning
off on an up beat..... The 10 worst states to try and make a living. West
Virginia comes on 9th. in the entire nation.
April 16 a Here's the 10
best states to make a living.
April 16 a Staying away from credit
cards are ya? Using your debit card for purchases instead of a check? With
new banks restrictions coming on total dollar amounts allowed with a debit
purchase, you
might want to think again and carry cash.
April 16 a In
the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all
working Americans actually declined, Obama said. "The top 1 percent saw
their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars
each.
April 15 a Top of the morning to one
and all. After a trip to the local dollar store for new reading glasses,
things aren't quite as fuzzy after cataract surgery. Next eye job comes
May 4th. The in between time remains a little out of focus. Watch out fellow
drivers, the ace cub reporter is all over the road and doesn't even know
it!
April 15 a Last night the Panthers
lost a biggy to Herbert Hoover High. Around 19 to 6 was final score.
April 15 a Last week we posted a military
suicide rate that was sky high. The Navy Times source was reliable we thought.
We were duped. Here's
the correct rate and info from PolitiFact. We stand corrected.
April 15 a Republicrats are great at
band standing and commanding media attention. They've been leading the
charge to take back the supreme court allowed and Congressional mandates
allowing collective bargaining. They are claiming huge savings when unions
are busted. Much of their rhetoric is bogus. Here's
the scoop.
April 15 a Music at Big Otter Center
tonight and the Fishin Derby over at Lake Sampson followed by the first
ramp feed of the season at the Big Otter Firehouse. Check out the EVENTS
page for all the details.
April 15 a During the month of April,
some stats on this site
April1 5 a Total visits so far
this month: 27027
April 15 a Average hits per hour: 1475
April 15 a Average hits per day: 35409
April 15 a Average visits per day:
1801
April 15 a With that being said.. Wed
morning during the County Commission meeting Prez Slinky Poo said "No one
pays attention to what he says" A little later Commissioner Mikey
Pierson responded to a question about using the Communicator and this site
for advertising. He said "We'll stick with the Freeze Press"
April 15 a Just goes to show you how
out of step, our lackluster leadership handles getting important information
to the public. Is it any wonder Clayberry falls so far behind the rest
of the world, even the third world.
April 15 a For our clickers, supporters,
and advertisers, thanks for keeping Clay County's only real source for
news alive and well in 2011.
April 14 a With things still lookin
a little fuzzy...
April 14 a We have a success story
over on Main Street. Advantage Home Health Care started as a pipe dream
just four month ago. Ladies got together and came up with a game plan to
serve a need in the county, put their resources together, and started the
application process.
April 1 4 a Today is the grand opening
open house for Advantage complete with munchies and prizes. Congrats!
See EVENTS page for details
April 14 a Jamie Morris was a kid with
a silver spoon in his mouth. After being indicted last month for
meth gear on board his truck among other things, Morris was allowed back
on the streets via the bond route.
April 14 a Yesterday morning Jamie
Morris flunked his pee test. Looks like Bubba will be his new
friend until his last June trial decides his future..
April 14 a CCHS Softball this afternoon
over at Schoonover / Bradley Field. Come out and support the home
team. 101.7 FM will air the sportscast for that live afar,
April 14 a CCHS teacher Bob Morris
took students over to Commissioner Mike Pierson's farm for a class in bull
castration yesterday.
April 14 a Didn't go so well for the
bull or Morris who managed to slice more of his wrist than testicles. When
you see Bob Morris today show him a picture of what is suppose to
be whacked away when converting a bull to a steer.
April 14 a The ace cub reporter had
cataract surgery Wed morning. Now operating with one old eye and one bionic
one, things like typed letters are out of kilter until a second surgery
is performed and new glasses received.
April 14 a Now he has a valid excuses
for typo's and such.
April 13 a Happy 1st birthday
John Alexander Sizemore Flores V
April 13 a In this county and state
we talk about all the $$ being spent on education and the success those
dollars have brought.
April 13 a Phil Kabler from the Charleston
brought out the real truth with : .... regarding last week's item about
how Lottery profits subsidize thoroughbred and greyhound racing at the
state's four racetracks to the tune of nearly $100 million a year, a reader
wanted to know how much, by comparison, the state spends on its PROMISE
scholarship program. The PROMISE scholarship, funded
out of a different Lottery account, is capped at $29 million a year. That's
why the Legislature last year capped PROMISE scholarships at $4,750 a year
per recipient, meaning they no longer cover the full cost of tuition at
most state institutions. Ironically, the state
spends nearly 3 1/2 times as much on horses and dogs as it spends on its
best and brightest young minds. Just on horse racing
alone, each year the state spends the equivalent of $404.33 per resident
to subsidize thoroughbred purses, by far the highest per-capita amount
of the 38 states where horse racing is legal. By comparison, Kentucky
- home of the most famous thoroughbred race in the world - spends only
$192.90 per person to subsidize thoroughbred purses. My home state of Virginia,
which produced the greatest racehorse ever, spends only $13.20 per capita
to subsidize thoroughbred purses.
April 13 a Now that's some good reporting.
Animal racing is more important than the next generation.
April 13 a Like sports? Josh Shamblin
and Brian King produce the Sports Circus show on 101.7 FM. Darn good offering
come your way tonight at 7pm.
April 13 a Maybe there's a reason why
you see so many misspelled words on this site.
April 13 a The ace cub reporter goes
in for cataract surgery this morning. No updates until the fuzziness leaves.
The guy's spelling won't be improved by the procedure. As for his
thinking abilities, only an anal cranial transplant could help.
April 11 late p Jack Leon Boggs
Sr, 75, of Ivydale, see OBITUARY page
April 11 late p Happy 70th Birthday
to Rebecca Ann “Becky” Kilpatrick.
April 11 late p Happy 4th Birthday
to Isaiah Lacher
April 11 late p Got any library books
you forgot to return? This is National Library Week. All fines are forgiven
this week only.
April 11 p From the email bag:
have you ever heard of anyone taking orders for picking/cleaning and shipping
them out to paying customers? I’d LOVE to get some ramps but I can’t
get to Clay Co. anytime soon. Thank you, Lois Warner
lwarn002@umaryland.edu
April 11 p Remember the picture of
the lost fog, Jackson. From the email bag: Thank you very much for posting
my lost dog, Jackson, on you website. We are extremely happy to report
that he has been found! Thank you to all the neighbors that were keeping
a watch out and helping in our search for our pet. (Thanks Patty!) A special
thanks to the Roane County Animal Shelter for picking him up so that we
could retrieve him. Also a special thanks to whom ever had found him and
called the Animal shelter so that we may finally be reunited with our lost
family member! :-)
April 11 late p See the morning
post and followed by the afternoon post. Done that???
April 11 late p From the email bag:
I was not involved in any of your supposed news. I was serving the last
24 hrs of a sentence for reckless driving, and except for this offense
have never been confined to the regional jail. I would appreciate you taking
my name out of the middle of this incident and wish you would do some fact
checking before you post things which lead people to believe things that
are not true just to sensationalize your "wittle paper". - Andrew Summers.
April 11 late p Tiff's T's on
Main Street now carries consignment prom dresses.
April 11 late p See JOBS page for homecare
worker openings
April 11 late p See JOBS page for construction
jobs opening
April 11 late p We've got the age groups
for Saturday's Fishin Derby over on the EVENTS page.
April 11 late p The Big Otter Fire
Dept Ramp Feed is just around the corner. See EVENTS page. If you can help
clean the stinky thangs, please call 304 286-5302 or 304 286- 5814
April 11 p Got an update for the morning
post. There were actually two Clayonians lodged in Central Regional Jail
yesterday. One was the Andrew Summers as mentioned below. The other was
a Christopher Tschetter who remains in the slammer as of 10am today. It
might have been the Tschetter involved in the Sizemore Trailer park incident
Sunday afternoon.
April 11 a The little rug rats
are back in school. Thank goodness for that
April 11 School Board is suppose to
meet tonight. Don't bother looking on their high dollar web site for an
agenda . It ain't there. Hasn't been there for months. So much for those
in charge living up to their promises of keeping the public informed.
April 11 a If you're wanting
to be a part of community radio, their Board meeting is tonight at 5:15
at the station.
April 11 a Yesterday's warm weather
brought attention to Clayberry.
April 11 a It started out with a suicide
in the early morning hours followed by a potential shoot out at Sizemore
Trailer Park. The action started around 3 pm with reports coming in of
shots fired and Black Shirt 5 responding
April 11 a 3:10 from Unit 5: I am trying
to secure the scene the weapons right now.
April 11 a 3:14 Sheriff in route in
personal vehicle for back up.
April 11 a 3:18 a 5 radios to the Top
Badge. Response from 1: I am on Maysel Hill . Will be there in 2 minutes
April 11 a By 3:24 Brown, Green, and
Blue shirts were all at SIzemore Trailer Park
April 11 a Top Badge calls in for with
a serial number on an old military style rifle and a Triple I.
April 11 a No record was found.
April 11 a By 3:45 things had settled
down.
April 11 a Noticed later Sunday afternoon
that a Clayonian named AJ Summers was in Central Regional Jail. Not sure
if he was involved but certainly in the can... again.
April 11 a "From '05 to '09,
we've had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one
every 36 hours. A report in Navy Times said that 7.3 percent of Army,
Navy and Marines have thought about attempting suicide
April 11 a Was Franklin
Roosevelt really the "last president to come to the Congress to ask for
permission
to engage into war"?
April 11 a
April 10 Happy 99th Birthday Hazel
Hanna.
April 10 p Belated 12th birthday wish
to Tyler Sears.
April 10 p We had quite the weather
gamut in the last seven days. Everything from rain, hail, snow, 50 mph
winds, tore thru County Clay. For many power and communication outages
were standard fare this past week.
April 10 p We saw a couple good things
too.
April 10 p A band of volunteers have
been working behind the scenes to bring trout to Buffalo Creek. That's
the creek that Joe Nutter sings about running black as coal. For months
the volunteers and other groups have worked to remove trash from
the stream. Plans are in motion to "lime" to sweeten the place.
April 10 p Today, Buffalo is one of
the most beautiful blue water creeks in the state. Williams River in Pocahantas
has nothing on us!
April 10 p Last Thursday, 650 pounds
of trout were scattered along a 3 1/2 miles section of the Elk tributary
from Swandale to Cressmont. Since then people from all walks of life ,
all ages, and from many counties have come to the county to have fun fishing
Buffalo.
April 10 p It is our understanding,
the Business Development Authority plans to provide enough $$$ for one
additional stocking ($1000) set for late May.
April 10 p Buffalo is one part of the
tourism puzzle and growth for our struggling county. Those that fished
in the last four days came here and spent money. That's new money in the
county.
April 10 p Just think, the campers
come to the Bradley Campground Friday afternoon, dance at the Big Otter
Community Center that evening, fish Saturday morning, watch the dirt track
races in the afternoon followed by Auction House fun and Saturday night
music compliments of the local radio station. That makes a pretty
good weekend of good stuff to do. And.... a real good chance those foreigners
will unload their wallets right here where it's needed the most, Clayberry.
April 10 p The second biggy of the
week was the Recycling Day program organized by the Solid Waste Authority.
100's of tons of junk were taken over to Pierson's log yard for the event.
Rain and high winds didn't slow locals down from hauling junk from side
roads, alleys, backyards, and fields.
April 10 p That's 4400 tires
that aren't laying in a creek. That's 6, 30 yard, dumpsters and several
tractor trailer loads of household trash, metal, mattresses, couches, chairs,
and more that didn't end up along side some country lane.
April 10 p When reps from the Waste
Authority asked the County Commission for local funds to help pay for additional
dumpsters, they refused. Not one penny of CCC local funds was allowed.Commission
Prez Slinky thought grant funds were more than enough to handle any need.
He was wrong. He is wrong.
April 10 p That properly disposed
of waste also helps improve our image and future as a weekend destination
spot.
April 10 p Whether it is the
Buffalo Creek Watershed group ( see claytoday.org) or the Solid Waste Authority
Board, it's volunteers that make the difference in Clayberry. If you're
waiting on County Commission leadership, you're going to be waiting a long
time.
April 10 p Oh, one other biggy from
the lasts even days. Jeff Davis didn't go to jail. Not once !
April 8 late p Arden Ray Rose,
47, of Strange Creek, see OBITUARY page
April 8 late p A humongo wind
, rain storm ripped thru the county this afternoon. As of 10 pm repair
crews were still working to get trees out the roads and utility lines back
up in the air.
April 8 p Today is day one of the Solid
Waste Authority Recycling Days. Before night fall, four huge dumpsters
were overflowing along with one tractor trailer load full of junk electronics.
That's 100's of tons of junk not winding up laying along a road or in a
creek somewhere. Not bad for a day filled with rain.
April 8 p Saturday is your last chance
to get rid of about anything except propane tanks. That includes Bubba's
nasty ole couch. Sorry Bubba will not be accepted during this program.
April 8 p Now is the chance to do something
nice for the county and make your property look that much better. If you
get a dumping citation later this summer, it's your own fault.
April 8 p Full details over on
the EVENTS page.
April 8 a DSL provider Frontier is
once again making business in Clayberry next to impossible. This morning
at 8am, DSL upload speed was around 128.
April 8 a After 7 months of service,
welcome home Airman Matt Morris. Thank You.
April 8 a Many use cellphones. Some
of those service providers charge outragious rates for "roaming" charges.
That
just changed compliments the three Demorat members of the FCC Board
of Directors.
April 8 a Trout streams are a great
tourism draw. For the last few years, Laurel Creek was being developed
by the state and stocked regularly. That
ain't the case now.
April 8 a High schools through out
the state (and nation for that matter) fail students by not preparing kids
for college work. A new report shows those poorly ready students are dropping
out of colleges. For those that earn a college degree, it's taking them
years and years.
April 8 a West Virginia leaders have
ome up with a plan to get more kids to graduate from college. They are
going to reduce
the number of classes it takes for an undergraduate degree.
April 8 a In a few years, in addition
to having under achieving high school graduates, we'll have equally under
trained college graduates.
April 8 a Monday afternoon a storm
ripped thru the county leaving many without utilities. Over on Reed Fork,
residents were without power until Wed evening. Yesterday afternoon under
clear skies and beautiful sunshine, much of the county went black for several
hours.
April 8 a Here's your chance Clayberry.
Today and Saturday are the two days a year you can get rid of junk, metal,
old tires, chairs, electronic equipment, and about anything else except
propane tanks. See EVENTS page for details. Take it over to Pierson
Lumber now during the Solid Waste Authority's Recycling Days.
April 8 a Last night the Business Development
Authority convened their monthly gathering. after providing some funding
for the Peddle Paddle Challenge and Apple Festival they did something real
interesting.
April 8 a The vote was unanimous
to take their former attorney to Court as well as file ethic charges against
him. At issue is faulty title work on the old Filcon Industrial site near
Ovapa.
April 8 a Any wonder which attorney
they were talking about? Didn't think so.
April 8 a The correct answer is Wayne
King.
April 8 a They've been down this road
before. A few years back, the BDA thought they had clear title to the few
acres of flat ground. Everything looked rosy. It ain't.
April 8 a Want to have some fun? How
about dancing the night away up at the Big Otter Community Center. See
ADVISORY page for schedule.
April 6 a Greetings one and all, the Communicator made it
out the door Tuesday afternoon around 3pm and is available in the four
county service area. If you're interested in what's going on in the Great
Nation of Clay, check out Clay County's only source for news, The Communicator.
April 6 a Lots of space dedicated to
Clayberry's finest, the criminals.
April 6 a Attended last night's Town
Council meeting. Hush hush was the word for the gathering.
April 6 a Turns out the Town's now
moved to Black Shirt duty Chris Davis put the Jeep cruiser over the hillside
while working for the municipality. Mayor Brown was not aware of the wreck
until the $517 tow bill came to his desk.
April 6 a Then there was the hush hush
whispers on a big phone bill.
April 6 a They're without a Badge but
no discussion on a replacement
April 6 a We've been waiting two years
on the Federally paid for sidewalk project to get underway but there was
no discussion of that
April 6 a More this afternoon.
April 4 p On this date in history:
1841: John Tyler first US vice president to take over after a president
died; Died 1841: Ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison died
of pneumonia a month after inauguration; Born 1915: Blues legend
Muddy Waters (musician); 1960: Ben Hur won 11 Academy Awards;
1964: The Beatles occupied all the top 5 positions on the Billboard singles
chart in the U.S.
April 4 p And, Died 1968: U.S. civil
rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee
April 4 p As of noon today, 70+ degrees
and bright sunshine. How nice! Check out the weather report, this mild
times are changing real quick.
April 4 a We're busy typing on the
Communicator. No updates until we get out the door Tuesday afternoon sometime.
April 3 a after a week of snow and
rain, Finally, Sunday morning the sun came out and the Spring process appears
to be underway. Since the Communicator is coming out on Tuesday,
no weekend wrap up. All the juicies on the Indictments, Jeff Davis, the
BC&G RR meeting Sat, and more in the next Communicator, Clay County's
only locally owned and operated newspaper.
April 3 a Some Wall Street Journal
info if you please. Every state except Indiana and Wisconsin have more
government workers than people manufacturing industrial goods.
April 3 a Like: California has over
twice as many govt workers as industrial workers. The one time auto capitol
of the world, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, once the steel capital, have
more government bureaucrats than people making things.
April 3 a Our farm states of
Nebraska and Iowa have five times more govt workers than manufacturing
folks.
April 3 a Here in the Mountain State
where coal is king, we have three times more govt employees than coal miners.
April 3 a We hear all that talk
on TV but facts are facts. Until we return to manufacturing in this country,
we're doomed.
April 3 a Ole Ben Bernanke was made
Chair of the secretive Federal Reserve under Dubbya. Dumb bunny Obama de
Bama reappointed the guy.
April 3 a Last week the Big Robes forced
Ben to reveal where all the bank bailout $$$ went.
April 3 a True our own banks looted
the place but foreign banks took even more. $110 billion ( 71%) was
given away to the foreigners in one month!
April 3 a Separate data disclosed
in December on temporary emergency- lending programs set up by the Fed
also showed big foreign banks as borrowers. Six European banks were among
the top 11 companies that sold the most debt overall -- a combined $274.1
billion -- to the Commercial Paper Funding Facility.
April 3 a What in the world are
we doing thinking we can pass
out tens of billions of dollars to banks that are overseas
April 3 a While Republicrats in DC
work to take away social security, WIC, and even public radio, the biggest
of the biggies continue to float like butterflies.
April 1 late p Virginia “Jenny”
(Fisher) Carr, 88, of Valley Fork , see OBITUARY page
April 1 a Thought about some April
Fool's stuff like the Commission grew up, started taking their job seriously,
but no one would believe that for a minute.
April 1 a From the email bag:
Could you please post a message for the 3 on 3 basketball tournament held
this Saturday for the eighth grade class. We are in need of refs for the
games, games are only 20 minutes long and half court starts at 9 am ends
5:30 pm...any help would be greatly appreciated. Contact Amy 632-0220 or
Drema 587-6068
April 1 a Don't have a job? Been lookin
a while without any luck? You might want ta grow your own. Check out the
Community College button on the homepage for the complete write up and
details.
April 1 a Lets talk dumb. Last week
Brian Hodge was a no show during the second day of a jury trial. The Judge
fined him a $100 and contempt of court.
April 1 a On Tuesday of this week,
Judge Alsop dressed the lad down as the guy was skidaddling out of the
room. Wed morning, as they prepared for a jury trial, guess who didn't
show up.
April 1 a You got it. Black
Shirts were ordered to arrest Brian Hodges. Once arrested he was pee tested.
Guess again. Yelp, tested hot and to jail he did go.
April 1 a Now Mr Hodges has criminal
charges against him.
April 1 a Dumb Dumb Dumb
April 1 Snow or not, there's lots going
on this weekend including a Crafts Sale at the Lion's Club today, auction
tonight, 3 on 3 Basketball, Pet pictures, and Saturday night Consignment
Auction. For music lovers don't forget the Live Show at the big Otter Center.
Check out the EVENTS page for more.
April 1 a Lets say you're in a contract
with AT&T for cell service and want out of the deal. According to their
own memo, the quickest way is to call em up and use words like heck, darn,
poop, snot and other strong stuff. Here's
the official link.
April 1 Every once in a while, we even
receive a nice email: Here's an excerpt: I would like you
to know how much enjoyment I get out of your website. I routinely read
the news page since I am living out in Seattle..... I enjoy reading about
the goings-on in the county and I especially like to read about all the
dirty antics that go on behind closed doors. As I was reading your
posts, I literally laughed out loud when I read about those individuals
who asked you to take those posts off your website. Listen... It's public
knowledge about indictments and they should be made public by any means
available. If you don't want your name in the paper for allegedly committing
a felony or other crime, then don't do it. It's common sense. ...